The Voorburg Shield Cropper is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding. Voorburg Shield Croppers, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons, are all descendants of the rock dove (Columba livia).[1] This breed was developed by C.S.T. Van Gink at Voorburg in the Netherlands in 1935.[2]
Their NPA standard notes that they should be a "...friendly, animated pigeon that is quite responsive to human voices and attention. In show condition, it should give a constant, active performance." They are unafraid of people, even in the unfamiliar circumstances of their first pigeon show.[3]